Kent Allen Lomont, long-time Ft. Wayne resident, biochemist, and internationally-known gun and ballistics expert, passed into eternity on January 27, 2012 in Missoula, MT. He fought a long-term battle with cancer and was surrounded by many of his family members at the time of his passing. He had spent the last 20 years in his new home and childhood vacation venue of Salmon, ID.

Kent worked as a chemist in the Ft. Wayne area before changing careers to pursue his life-long passion of ballistics science, in Indiana and Idaho. He consulted for police departments, military, and defense contractors in his distinguished career and was known as the world’s leading authority on automatic weapons and cannons.